Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1721 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1721 b around the hoststar Kepler-1721
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1721 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-524 b, KOI-524.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2782 (Rjup) 3.1180 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0239 (Mjup) 7.5966 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0519 (AU) 0.0519 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0126
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.59 (Days Obs.) 4.63 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7814
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 197582.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 941.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 883.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 715.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1119.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1050.9 (K)
Size Class: Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1721
Alternate Name : "8934495, KOI-524, 2MASS J18541059+4513319"
Star Distance(LY) : 2091.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.7 (GY)
Temperature : 5168 (K)
Spectral type : G9/K0V
UV portion[%]: 4.7
Visible portion[%]: 39.6
IR portion[%]: 55.7
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.0
Apparent Magnitude: 15.1
Right Ascension(RA) 283.5442
Declination (DEC) 45.2256
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Kepler-1721 b
Kepler-1721 b

  • Kepler-1721 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1721, located about 2091.9 light-years (641.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1721 has apparent magnitude of 15.1, with absolute magnitude of 6.0.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5168 with its spectral types of G9/K0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1721 b orbits around the star Kepler-1721 every 4.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7764129.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1721 b around its host star Kepler-1721)


  • The Star Kepler-1721 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.451 AU ( 67514604.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.624 AU ( 93322826.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.951 AU ( 142203335.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.399 AU ( 209258437.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1721 b : 197582.88 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1721)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.484 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.613 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.592 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.650 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 1.104 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 1.164 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1721)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.480 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.631 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 0.635 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 1.123 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1721 distance : 1.167 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1721)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1721 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1721 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1721 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1721 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1721*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102